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"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64 she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her rep...
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| Published: |
Alfred A. Knopf,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64 she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her repeated failures contributed to her success"-- |
| Item Description: |
Map on end papers. "A Borzoi book." |
| Carrier Form: | x, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780385353618 : 0385353618 |
| Index Number: | GV838 |
| CLC: | K837.125.47 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.47/N993 |
| Contents: | Crisis -- The Deadly Box -- Aris -- Lucy -- Thirst for Commitment -- New York City -- Manhattan Island Swim: Game Changer -- The First Expedition -- Havana -- Athlete Identity Crisis -- Heartache -- The Person My Dog Thinks I Am -- Dors Bien, Maman -- Sixty: Existential Angst -- The Dream Rekindled -- It's On! 2010 -- First Summer in Key West -- Sharif -- Back to Key West -- Buck Up, Another Go: 2011 -- Guts Before Glory -- Red Alert -- Unprepared for the Unexpected -- Whisper of Hope -- The Last Hurrah: 2012 -- In Medias Res -- Will: No Limits -- Impasse: 2013 -- Atheist in Awe -- Infinitud |